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U.S. top 20 prescribed drugs based on sales 2018
Top 20 prescription drugs based on U.S. sales in 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)*
by Matej Mikulic,
last edited
Jul 4, 2019
This statistic depicts the U.S. top 20 prescription drugs based on total sales in 2018. In that year, Harvoni generated some 7 billion U.S. dollars in sales. Thus, Harvoni was the third ranked drug in the United States based on revenue. Harvoni is manufactured by Gilead Sciences, a U.S. biotech company headquartered in Foster City, California.
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by Matej Mikulic,
last edited
Jul 4, 2019
This statistic depicts the U.S. top 20 prescription drugs based on total sales in 2018. In that year, Harvoni generated some 7 billion U.S. dollars in sales. Thus, Harvoni was the third ranked drug in the United States based on revenue. Harvoni is manufactured by Gilead Sciences, a U.S. biotech company headquartered in Foster City, California.
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